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Expert: Bruce E. Johnson - 10/20/2009
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I purchased a home built in the late sixties that has a roof that has been leaking for some time and has ruined (rotted) the garage door header and the right side trim studs and king stud. I am removing everything up to the bottom of the trusses and going back with two 2x12's w/ 1/2" ply as a header that's pretty much how it was. My question is, the way it was before, the trusses sit directly on top of a double 2x4 top plate with 2x4 stud jacks spread across the span 16" O.C. and then the 2x12, ply combination header below that, and directly above the door jams for the garage door. Is this the right way to do this??? I'm not a contractor, just a do-it-yourselfer who wants to repair it right.. The roof is 4/12 pitch, and I'm In Oklahoma City where we don't have large snow loads, and the garage is 21' wide and 23' deep. The header is on the eave side so the trusses lay directly on the double top plate construction described above it. Here's a pic, and I have more. Thanks!
Answer
Hi Denny, yes that is the right way to do it..another option is to have the header all the way up to the underside of the top plates and then frame in the bottom to door height..I like to put my jack studs directly under the joist member as shown in your photo..I hope this information helps please feel free to write again regarding this or other matters, sincerely bruce e johnson..bejohnsonconsulting.com
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